Community Shield: Arsenal secure a dominant 3-0 win over Manchester City

Arsenal skipper Martin Odegaard holds the Community Shield after their win over Manchester City in Cardiff on Sunday. Pic/AFP

Arsenal powered to a 3-0 win against Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday, delivering a swaggering statement of intent ahead of their English Premier League title defence.

Mikel Arteta's side used the annual curtain raiser to the English top-flight season as an opportunity to prove their long-awaited title triumph has done nothing to sate their appetite for success.

The Gunners took just 24 seconds to show new City boss Enzo Maresca the standard required to keep up with the champions. Riccardo Calafiori's quick-fire opening goal was followed by a clinical Kai Havertz header in the 28th minute.

Arsenal overwhelmed sloppy City with their trademark intensity with skipper Martin Odegaard scoring in the 48th minute to cap a resounding victory.

The glamour friendly at Cardiff's Principality Stadium also allowed Arteta to parade Arsenal's close-season recruits.

Bruno Guimaraes, signed from Newcastle, slotted into midfield with ease, while winger Christos Tzolis, lured from Belgian side Club Brugge, put in an impressive performance, notching up two assists.

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No of times Arsenal have won the Community Shield; only Manchester United have won more Community Shield titles (21)

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No of times Arsenal have beaten Manchester City in the Community Shield (1934, 2014, 2023, 2026); they've never lost to the Sky Blues

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